Reasoning Questions : Syllogism practice set:
1.Statements:
All orchids are flowers.
Some orchids are beautiful.
Conclusions:
I. Some flowers are beautiful.
II. All beautiful are flowers.
1 : if only conclusion I follows.
2 : if only conclusion II follows.
3 : if either I or II follows.
4 : if neither I nor II follows.
5 : if both conclusions I and II follow.
2.Statements:
Some herbs are not plants.
All herbs are shrubs.
Conclusions:
I. All shrubs are plants is not a possibility.
II. All plants are shrubs is not a possibility.
1 : if only conclusion I follows.
2 : if only conclusion II follows.
3 : if either I or II follows.
4 : if neither I nor II follows.
5 : if both conclusions I and II follow.
3.Statements:
Some medicines are tablets.
Some medicines are not effective.
Conclusions:
I. Some tablets are effective.
II. No effective thing is a tablet.
1 : if only conclusion I follows.
2 : if only conclusion II follows.
3 : if either I or II follows.
4 : if neither I nor II follows.
5 : if both conclusions I and II follow.
4.Statements:
All chocolates are sweets.
Some sweets are not harmful.
Conclusions:
I. Some chocolates are harmful is a possibility.
II. All harmful are chocolates is a possibility.
1 : if only conclusion I follows.
2 : if only conclusion II follows.
3 : if either I or II follows.
4 : if neither I nor II follows.
5 : if both conclusions I and II follow.
5.Statements:
All fashionable are addicts.
All addicts are noteworthy.
Conclusions:
I. No noteworthy is fashionable.
II. Some noteworthy are fashionable
1 : if only conclusion I follows.
2 : if only conclusion II follows.
3 : if either I or II follows.
4 : if neither I nor II follows.
5 : if both conclusions I and II follow.
6.Statements:
All new are modern.
Some modern are old.
All old are gold.
Conclusions:
I.Some new are old is a possibility.
II.No modern is gold.
1 : If only conclusion I follows.
2 : If only conclusion II follows.
3 : If either conclusion I or II follows.
4 : If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5 : If both conclusions I and II follow.
7.Statements:
Some belts are leathers.
All leathers are skins.
Some skins are white.
Conclusions:
I.Some belts are skins.
II.Some belts are white is a possibility.
1 : If only conclusion I follows.
2 : If only conclusion II follows.
3 : If either conclusion I or II follows.
4 : If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5 : If both conclusions I and II follow.
8.Statements:
Some mocks are exams.
Some exams are banks.
No bank is a local.
Conclusions:
I.Some mocks are local.
II.No local is a mock.
1 : If only conclusion I follows.
2 : If only conclusion II follows.
3 : If either conclusion I or II follows.
4 : If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5 : If both conclusions I and II follow.
9.Statements:
Some blue are black.
Some black are brown.
Some brown are red.
Conclusions:
I.Some blue are brown.
II.Some black are red.
1 : If only conclusion I follows.
2 : If only conclusion II follows.
3 : If either conclusion I or II follows.
4 : If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5 : If both conclusions I and II follow.
10.Statements:
All symbols are letters.
Some letters are numbers.
No numbers is a digit.
Conclusions:
I.All letters are digits is a possibility.
II.Some symbols are digits is a possibility.
1 : If only conclusion I follows.
2 : If only conclusion II follows.
3 : If either conclusion I or II follows.
4 : If neither conclusion I nor II follows.
5 : If both conclusions I and II follow.
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